Cigarette package



1936- w. M. ADAMS CIGARETTE PACKAGE Filed Oct. 8, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR ZMW/ay Wald/275,

ATTORN EYS Aug. 4, 1936. w. M. ADAMS CIGARETTE PACKAGE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2Filed Oct. 8, 1954 INVENTOR a I l I I l 1 I J 1| ATTORNEYS Aug. 4, 1936.w. M. ADAMS CIGARETTE PACKAGE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Oct. 8, 1954INVENTOR ATTORN EYS Patented Aug. 4, 1936 PATENT OFFICE.

CIGARETTE PACKAGE William M. Adams, Detroit, Mich., assignor of one-halfto Louis Sadowski, Detroit, Mich.

Application October 8, 1934, Serial No. 747,375

Claims.

This invention relates to a container for cigarettes, and moreparticularly to a carton or package for individual vending; an object ofthe invention being to provide a package or holder 5 which is cheap tomanufacture and convenient to operate in use, said holder or cartonbeing formed mainly from a single sheet of paper, cardboard or othersuitable flexible and bendable material, folded to form a box-likestructure having a compartment of a size and shape suitable forreceiving an ordinary cigarette package or a plurality of loosecigarettes, or cigarettes in any other package form, and having anintegral hinged cover for convenient access to the contents of thepackage and provided with side flanges and an end flange, togetherforming when open, an open box-like cover adapted to shield a cigarettewhile being lighted and to form a tight end closure for the package. Afurther object is to provide such packages suitable for individualvending, with a chamber for the reception of a limited number ofmatches, at least one for each cigarette in the package, and whichchamber is provided with means for projecting the matches therefrom andis preferably formed by the same sheet or blank forming the holder, andto provide certain other new and useful features in the form,construction and arrangement of the structure, all as hereinafter setforth and 30 more particularly pointed out in the appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a package or holder in open positionand illustrative of an 35 embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a. horizontal section of the same with the contents removed;

Fig. 3 is a bottom end view; Fig. 4 is a transverse, vertical sectionthrough 40 the match holding compartment;

Fig. 5, a diagrammatic view of the blank which is folded to form theholder;

'Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a package or holder of slightlymodified construction; 5 Fig. 7 is a side elevation, partly in section,of

the package shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a bottom end view; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the upper endpartly broken away to shorten the figure; 50 Fig. 10 is a transversesection through the cover;

Fig. 11 is a diagrammatic view of the blank;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a further modified construction;55 Fig. 13 is a plan view of the upper end of the container shown inFig. 12 and showing the cover and match holder in open position;

Fig. 14 is a longitudinal section through the cover and holder;

Fig. 15 is a transverse section of the upper end 5 of the container andits cover and match holder;

Fig. 16 is a bottom plan view of the package;

Fig. 1'7 is a plan view of the blank for forming the container;

Fig. 18 is a similar view of the blank for form- 10 ing the matchholder; and

Fig. 19 is a perspective view showing a further modified constructionof-package or carton.

Cigarettes are usually put up in sealed packages comprising an innerwrapper enclosing the 15 cigarettes, and an outer wrapper ofcomparatively heavy paper tightly sealed. The buyer, in order to take acigarette from the package, must tear it open and there is no means foragain closing the package when he puts it in his pocket. 20 The packageis therefore left open so that the cigarettes dry out and may fall fromthe package or the tobacco fall out in the pocket. Further the paper orother material from which the outside wrapper or body of the package ismade, has comparatively little stiffness and is easily wrinkled andbroken down so that it affords little protection for the contents afteronce being opened.

In the present instance, it is proposed to provide the package with anend closure formed integral with the body of the package and of the samematerial, and connected thereto at one side and reinforced to stiffenit, so that the package may be quickly and conveniently opened, andafter the removal of a cigarette, may 'be as quickly and easily closedto protect the contents in the pocket, and to stiffen the packageagainst being easily crushed, injuring the cigarettes.

Further, it is proposed to provide within the 40 package or cover, achamber or compartment for matches so that a supply of matchessuiiicient for lighting the several cigarettes in the package will bevended with each package, this chamber being formed when the package isformed up and from the same material as that from which the container isformed, thus adding but little to the cost of manufacture thereof, andfurther reinforcing the container which is preferably, together. withits cover and such reinforced chamher, formed from a sheet of paper,cardboard, or

.other thin, light and flexible material, blanked out so that it may bequickly folded into container form with the added match chamber andintegral cover.

Further, the cover is preferably'given a box-like form with wide sideflanges to fit closely over the sides of the body of the package tosubstantially seal the open end of the body after the package has beenopened and the cover closed, and so that this box-like cover after beingturned back on its hinge connection with the upper edge of the body,will provide a recess into which the end of the cigarette may beinserted to protect the match against being blown out in lighting thecigarette.

The container thus formed is preferably of a size and shapesubstantially the same as the ordinary commercial cigarette package nowon the market, and, if found desirable, may be made to receive and holdsuch package after the package has been opened, but preferably, thecigarettes will be vended in this container, they being enclosed in athin moisture proof wrapping and placed in this container by themanufacturer of the cigarettes.

The form of package shown in Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings, comprises abody A, a supplemental match chamber B along one vertical side of saidbody, a cover C and a supplemental or inside flap or cover D, all formedfrom a single sheet or blank of suitable thin material, preferably suchas heavy paper or the like and as shown in Fig. 5, the portion l of theblank forming one layer of a double dividing wall separating theinterior of the body A from the match chamber B,the portion 2 formingthe front wall of the body, the portion 3 forming the side edge wall ofthe body opposite 'the wall I, the portion 4 forming one layer of theback wall of the body, and the portion 5 being laid over and glued orotherwise secured fiat upon the portion I to form the double dividingwall. Integral with the portion 5, is the portion 6 which forms thefront wall of the chamber B, the portion 1 forms the vertical side wallof said chamber and the portion 9 forms the back wall of said chamberand is continued as at l0 to overlap the portion 4 and form the doubleback wall of the body A, said portions being glued or otherwise securedtogether in flat contact. The walls of the body and those of the matchbox B are thus formed from one continuous strip which is scored orotherwise marked at the bends or corners of the body and box to providefor ready bending.

The same blank may, as shown, be formed with lateral extensions to formthe covers C and D, the portion 3 being formed with an end extension 3aforming the top wall of the cover C and having lateral extensions 3b toform side flanges on this cover of considerable width to lie outside thefront and back walls of body A when said cover is turned upon itsconnection with the upper end of wall 3 to bring its top wall 3a overthe upper open end of said body, the free end of wall 311 being formedwith an integral portion 30 to form an end wall for the cover, saidportion 3c having lateral tabs 3d to be folded inward and glued to saidflanges 3b for forming an open box-like structure to serve as a hingedcover for the body and into which the end of a cigarette removed fromthe body, may be inserted while being lighted by means of a matchremoved from the box B by means of a flexible strip 9a formed integralat one end, with the end of the portion 9 of the blank which forms theback wall of the box B, said strip being depressed into the open upperend of the box to extend downward therein beneath the matches in the boxwith its free end projecting over the upper edge of the front wall ofthe box where it may be grasped to pull it up and thus lift the matchesS0 that they may be conveniently grasped and removed, one at a time,when needed.

The inside cover D may also be formed from an integral part of the blankby providing a portion 8 the end of which is integralwith the end ofportion 1 and forms one layer of the double wall of the cover D, thisportion 8-being folded upon itself and the layers glued together, toform the double wall of this inside cover D which is adapted, whenturned upon its integral end connection with the wall I, to lie flatupon the upper end of the body and between the flanges 3b of the outsidecover.

As shown in Fig. 1, an ordinary cigarette package ll with its upper endtorn off to expose the upper ends of theicigarettes I2, is shown in thebody A, and in Fig. l, matches l3 are shown set on end within the box Bupon the lifting strip 911 with the upper ends of the matches below theplane of the open upper end of the box, so that by a pull upon theprojecting end of the strip, the matches will be lifted to a positionwhere they may be readily grasped.

The lower end of the body A and box B is closed by providing tabs l4 onthe lower ends of the blank portions l to ID inclusive, which tabs areturned inwardly after the walls are formed, are overlapped, one uponanother as shown in Fig. 3, and are then securely glued together.

The modified construction shown in Figs. 6 to 11 inclusive is similar tothat above described, in that it is formed from a single sheet blank toform the body E, inside or supplemental cover F, outside cover G andmatch box H, said box being formed as an integral part of cover Ginstead of a part of the body as in the previously describedconstruction, and the inside cover as integral with one layer of theback wall of the body. As shown in Fig. 11, the portions l5 to l9inclusive form successively one layer I5 of the back wall of the body,the side or end wall IS, the front wall II, the other side or end walll8, and the second layer IQ of the back wall, said portion l9 beingformed with an integral upper end portion l9a forming the inside coverF. To form an end wall for the i box H, a portion l6a is formed integralwith the upper end of portions l6 and a continuation lib of this portionforms the top wall of'the box. Integral with the side edges of portionlib, are

portions l6c and lGd which form the side walls of the box H and are alsoof a width to form the side walls or side flanges of the cover G whichflanges are formed double by providing additional portions Hie and I6)to fold upon and be glued to a part of each portion I60, Hid and thusform double walled flanges for the cover G. To form a double top wallfor the cover, which wall also forms a bottom wall for the box H,portions I69 and lBh are provided integral with the lateral side edgesof the portions We and I6 and bent inwardly in overlapping position withtheir contacting sides glued together. To form a double end wall for thecover G and connecting the ends of the flanges at the free end of saidcover, the portions l6c and l6d are formed with end tabs I61 which arefolded inward, overlapped and glued together, one of said tabs having alateral portion I67 to fold inwardly upon the portion I69 and be gluedthereto to strengthen the cover structure which may therefore and byreason of the double wall construction, be formed of comparatively thinpaper or the like and yet be sumciently stiff to resist crushing in use,thus making the use of a hinged cover upon a package of this character,feasible.

The match box H may also be provided with a match projecting strip 20similar to the strip 9a, which strip 20 may also serve as a closure forthe open end of said box, by tucking the free end of the strip back intothe box over the matches therein, and the lower end of the body E isclosed by inturning, overlapping and gluing the lower ends of theportions IE to l9 inclusive as shown in Fig. 8, which form the walls ofsaid body.

The construction shown in Figs. 12 to 18 inclusive is very similar tothe constructions previously described except that the blank is soformed that when formed up, the outside cover is hinge connected to theupper edge of the back wall of the body instead of an end wall, and thematch box is formed from a separate blank and secured within the cover,in this construction the body I being formed by a series of portionsfolded along proper lines to form the corners of the body, the portion2| forming one layer of a double vertical end wall, the succeedingportions 22, 23 and 24'forming the front, end and back wallrespectively, and the portion 25 overlapping and glued to the portion 2|to together form the double end wall. Integral with the end of theportion 2|, is the portion 2 la which forms the inside cover or flap J,and integral with the upper end of the portion 24, is a narrow portion2411 which forms a narrow wall at the open side of the cover K forconnecting said cover to the upper edge of the back wall 24 of the bodyI and to form an upward extension of said wall when the cover is closed,this portion 240. being integral with succeeding portions 24b and 240 toform reof 241), and the end tabs 24g on the ends of the portion 24c, thetabs 24d being folded inwardly at right angles to wall 24b, the tabs 24gthen overlapped with tabs 24d and the tabs 24c bent inwardly to lieagainst the inner surface of 24d, all of said tabs being glued, face toface to form a rectangular cover with wide end and front flanges toengage the outer surfaces of the upper ends of the walls 2|, 22 and 23and form a light hinged cover for the open end of the body. A match boxL is secured within the extension of the cover formed by the portion24a, which box may be formed in any suitable manner with a hinged cover,as from a suitable blank shown in Fig. 18, or formed in any othersuitable manner, the box being preferably formed with end tabs L bymeans of which it may be conveniently secured within thecover K upon thewall 24b thereof where it is accessible upon the turning back of saidcover, as illustrated in Fig. 12.

A further modified form of carton for the purpose described, is shown inperspective in Fig. 19, this being formed from a sheet blank in a mannersimilar to the other'forms described, the match box of compartment Mbeing located at the lower end of the body N, the upper end of said bodybeing formed with a flap integral at one side with the upper end edge ofone side wall of said body.

In the several constructions shown, the body of' the package is of asize and shape suitable to receive an ordinary package of cigarettes ora like number of cigarettes placed therein when the package is made upand the package is formed with a match holding chamber in such a manneras to not materially increase the size of the package which is thereforeinv a form to be vended.

as a unit and a very convenient holder is provided with a suitable coveror closure which may be quickly opened to expose the cigarettes andmatches ready for use, or may be as quickly closed to protectthe'contents and to form a reinforcement for the package when carried inthe pocket. While several specific forms have been shown, yet theessential features of the construction are shown in each, and otherchanges may be made within the scope of the appended claims, and suchchanges are contemplated.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is:

1. A. cigarette package comprising a casing formed from a single blankof thin flexible material folded to form a cigarette chamber and a matchchamber having certain walls of double thickness, both chambers beingopen at the same end of the package, said blank having portions foldedto form an outside closure to embrace the open end of both of saidchambers, said blank having a portion connecting said outside cover toan end of a wall of said body and forming a hinge connection, said blankhaving portions folded to form an inside cover to fold beneath saidoutside cover to reinforce the open end of the body when said cover isin closed position.

2. A blank for forming a cigarette package, said blank comprising aseries of portions arranged in parallelism and arranged to be foldedalong their adjacent sides to form a body providing a cigarette chamberand a match chamber at one side thereof with a dividing wall betweensaid chambers and said chambers open at the upper end of the package,said blank being also formed with portions integral with some of theportions forming the body and adapted to be folded, one to extend fiatacross the open end of said chambers and the other to form an :outsideclosure having side flanges to embrace the upper open end of the bodyand close said chambers.

3. A package for cigarettes including a 'body said blank having a seriesof portions arranged side by side to be folded to form the four walls ofsaid body, a continuation of said blank forming a series of portions tobe folded along the side lines thereof to provide a rectangular matchchamber at one side of the body forming the cigarette chamber withtheupper end of the match chamber open at the top of the body, saidblank being also formed with a portion integral with the end of one ofthe portions forming one wall of the body and adapted to be folded toform a cover for embracing the open upper end of the body and to closethe upper end of said match chamber, and another portion of the blankthin flexible material and a match chamber alongside the body formed bya continuation of the material forming the walls of the body and a coverfor closing the open upper end of the body and match chamber, said coverbeing integral with one wall of the body to hinge connect the body andcover, said cover being formed with integral side flanges and aconnecting end flange of extended width to embrace the upper open 0 endof the body and of said match chamber, and

a single straight flexible strip of a width equal to the width of thebottom of said match chamber and connected at one end to an end of onewall of the match chamber at the open end thereof to extend downwardwithin said chamber along said wall, across the bottom of said chamberbeneath matches therein and upward against the opposite side wall withits free end projecting from the upper end of said chamber.

WILLIAM M. ADAMS.

